Associations to the word «Flamboyant»

Wiktionary

FLAMBOYANT, adjective. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
FLAMBOYANT, adjective. (architecture) Referred to as the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
FLAMBOYANT, noun. A showy tropical tree, the royal poinciana (Delonix regia)

Dictionary definition

FLAMBOYANT, noun. Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
FLAMBOYANT, adjective. Marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad".
FLAMBOYANT, adjective. Elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech".

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